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Renewable energy score – Australia’s election

Here’s how the parties stack up in terms of their major national commitments to renewable energy and climate.

Australia’s Election 2010 – Renewable Energy And Climate Change : Renewable Energy News, 19 August 21 is nearly upon us …Australia’s 2010 Federal Election. While climate change and renewable energy were major platforms in the last election and appeared to have top billing again from the two major parties during the initial stages of the 2010 election campaign; it has somewhat taken a back seat to other issues, leading some to ask – where’s the green?
Here’s how the parties stack up in terms of their major national commitments to renewable energy and climate.

Labor renewable energy and climate policies and initiatives include:

• 5 percent carbon emissions cut by 2020.
• Carbon emissions trade scheme delayed until the end of 2012. ……

Coalition renewable energy and climate policies and initiatives include:

• 5 percent emissions cut by 2020 without a carbon emissions scheme.
• $1 billion emissions reduction fund to assist individuals and industry reduce carbon emissions………

Australian Greens renewable energy and climate policies and initiatives include: $23 a tonne carbon tax on big polluters for two years

• Ensure that renewable electricity provides 30% of national demand by 2020
• Introduction of national gross feed-in tariffs for renewable energy…….

Australia’s Election 2010 – Renewable Energy And Climate Change : Renewable Energy News

August 18, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | AUSTRALIA - NATIONAL, climate change - global warming, energy, politics, solar, wind | Australia, climate change, climate change - global warming, energy, renewable, solar, wind